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. 2020 Feb 26;25(5):1047.
doi: 10.3390/molecules25051047.

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Anticancer Activities of Some Novel Isoxazole Ring Containing Chalcone and Dihydropyrazole Derivatives

Afzal Shaik  1 , Richie R Bhandare  2 , Kishor Palleapati  3 , Srinath Nissankararao  4 , Venkata Kancharlapalli  3 , Shahanaaz Shaik  5
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Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Anticancer Activities of Some Novel Isoxazole Ring Containing Chalcone and Dihydropyrazole Derivatives

Afzal Shaik et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

Our previous work identified isoxazole-based chalcones and their dihydropyrazole derivatives as two important five-membered heterocycles having antitubercular activity. Hence, in the present study, we biologically evaluated 30 compounds, including 15 isoxazole ring-containing chalcones (17-31) and 15 dihydropyrazoles (32-46) derived from these chalcones for their antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities. Chalcones exhibited superior antibacterial and antioxidant activities compared to dihydropyrazoles. Among the chalcones, compound 28 showed potent antibacterial (MIC = 1 µg/mL) and antioxidant activities (IC50 = 5 ± 1 µg/mL). Dihydropyrazoles, on the contrary, demonstrated remarkable antifungal and anticancer activities. Compound 46 (IC50 = 2 ± 1 µg/mL) showed excellent antifungal activity whereas two other dihydropyrazoles 45 (IC50 = 2 ± 1 µg/mL) and 39 (IC50 = 4 ± 1 µg/mL) exhibited potential anticancer activity. The compounds were also tested for their toxicity on normal human cell lines (LO2) and were found to be nontoxic. The active compounds that have emerged out of this study are potential lead molecules for the development of novel drugs against infectious diseases, oxidative stress, and cancer.

Keywords: antibacterial activity; anticancer activity; antifungal activity; chalcones; dihydropyrazole; isoxazole.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Structures of some clinically useful drugs containing isoxazole and dihydropyrazole rings.
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Figure 2
Previously designed isoxazole chalcone and dihydropyrazole derivatives.
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Scheme 1
Synthesis of isoxazolylchalcones (17–31) and dihydropyrazoles (32–46).
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Figure 3
Summarization of the antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, and cytotoxic activities of chalcones (17–31) and dihydropyrazoles (32–46).
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